My Class Climbed a 14,000-Foot Mountain: How to Empower Students and Provide New Pathways to Learning
[…] can be theirs. And in the future, it will become a powerful memory they can draw upon to help them aim for success in school, careers, and life. Narissa Stahl Holmgreen is a P.E. teacher, AVID elective teacher, and co-coordinator of the AVID program at George Washington High School in Denver, Colorado. This post […]
You’ve Been Notifeyed: How High School Students are Paving the Way to Driver Safety
[…] and challenging aspects of our journey was developing the technology behind Notifeye. It’s one thing to have a brilliant idea, but it’s another to bring it to life. Luckily, we have Reuben, our Chief Technology Officer (CTO), who had a background in coding. His expertise and commitment – there were many late nights working on […]
There’s Something In the AIR: The Brave New World’s Fair
[…] Maria Langworthy, CampusEvolve Jeff Livingston, EdSolutions Jason Raush, PLTW Jeremy Roschelle, Digital Promise Taylor Shead, Stemuli Katrina Stevens, The Tech “Artificial Intelligence is Air—Ubiquitous. Invisible. Required for Life.” Sessions to Look Forward To Tom Vander Ark and Sabba Quidwai are going to be tag teaming a number of sessions at this event including: Irrelevant […]
Family Promise: Ensuring Every Student Has A Home
[…] housing also goes beyond addressing immediate needs like food and shelter. These programs promote self-sufficiency and self-reliance via essential skills such as budgeting, cooking, communication and problem-solving. Life skills are vital for a safe and long-term transition to independence. The unique and supportive nature of transitional housing programs provides a structured environment where youth can […]
Deanna Mulligan on Leadership and the Opportunity Gap
[…] and, after 8 years at McKinsey, launched a career in insurance where, after a two-year sabbatical, she became the CEO of Guardian, one of the 10 largest life insurance companies in America. She also served on the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. In 2018, Fortune named her one of the “50 […]
20 Invention Opportunities in Learning & Development
[…] it is di fficult to empirically support the hypothesis that increased R&D in learning and development would broadly improve excellence and equity in public delivery systems—and thereby life outcomes—particularly for underserved populations.) ● Weak link. Compared to healthcare and biotech, education venture investing lacks connections to basic science. Most startups emerge from parent or […]
Getting Smart and the d.school: Live from SXSW
[…] providing free tech education to communities of color. In addition to StreetCode Academy, Olatunde has co-founded Esface, a youth sports and culture brand and Trillicon Valley, a lifestyle brand with products in technology, fashion, and branding. He is also the co-author of Creative Hustle. Dr. Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Leticia co-directs the University Innovation Fellows […]
Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann on Teaching and Updating Economics in High School
[…] Getting Smart’s been thinking a lot about pathways over the last two years. So connecting students, primarily in high school, with what’s next in their career or life. So whether that be post-secondary or jobs or opportunities, how would you rethink a pathway structure? So connecting students to work through the lens of regenerative […]
Dr. Gholdy Muhammad on Finding and Nurturing Joy in Education
[…] U.S. school districts. In 2022 and 2023 she was named with the top 1% Edu-Scholar Public Influencers which recognizes the 200 university-based scholars who had the biggest influence on educational practice and policy. Links: Hill Pedagogies Cultivating Genius Interview Cultivating Genius Unearthing Joy Gholdy Muhammad Subscribe To Our Newsletter Email 116140 Search Results life lessons https://www.gettingsmart.com/page/12/?s=life+lessons&x=0&y=0
Suneel Gupta on BACKABLE: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You
[…] about how he keeps learning he says that every day he does a call and response with his daughter where he says, “What is the meaning of life?” and she says “to find your life.” He then says “What is the purpose of life?” and she says “to give it away.” For Suneel, learning […]
